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Course Goals

describe the dominant theoretical perspectives in adult education and relate them to practice.

identify and discuss the key social, economic, political, and technological issues that currently affect adult education.

analyze an adult education issue using an integrated approach.

discuss how adult education theory relates to distance education.

express an informed, critical perspective on the purpose of Canadian adult education in a global context.

Course Outline

To help you attain these goals, the course has been designed around seven units:

Unit 1: Exploring the Foundations of Adult Education

Unit 2: Understanding the Social Aspect of Adult Education

Unit 3: Education for Economy

Unit 4: Education for Transformation

Unit 5: Education for Diversity

Unit 6: Education at a Distance: Online and Open

Unit 7: Canadian Adult Education in a Global Context

Evaluation

To receive credit for EDUC 309, you must complete all of the assignments, and achieve at least D (50 percent) on each. The weighting of the course assignments is as follows:

Activity

Description

Weighting

Assignment 1

Chapter Review

25%

Assignment 2

Two Short Essays

20%

Assignment 3

Education Program Critique

20%

Assignment 4

Essay

30%

Course Participation

Tutor Contact*

5%

Total

100%

*Note: Five per cent of the final grade is based on your participation in the course. You can earn this five per cent by contacting your tutor on a regular basis (e.g., after completing each unit), and discussing the issues raised by the course with her or him.

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.